You can claim the cost of meals
and lodging when you meet one of the following conditions:

You work away from home for a railway
company as a telegrapher or station agent in a relief
capacity, or carrying out maintenance and repair work for
the railway company.

You are a railway employee who works away
from the municipality and the metropolitan area (if there is
one) where your employer's relevant establishment (home
terminal) is located. You also work at such a distant
location that it is unreasonable for you to return daily to
your home, where you support a spouse or common-law partner,
or a dependant related to you.

Complete Form TL2, Claim for Meals and Lodging
Expenses and claim your meal and lodging expenses on line 229
of your return. If you still need help completing this form,
please contact us by calling 1-800-959-8281.